this is a never-before-released interview with 'Pac from 1992..
When Tupac Shakur spoke, he was always worth listening to. To help celebrate the Oscar nomination of his autobiographical film "Tupac: Resurrection," MTV has dusted off a never-before-seen interview that reminds us of the skill, timelessness and charm that permeated his every word. While recording a Christmas song called "Ghetto Gospel" to benefit the Special Olympics, Tupac sat down in the studio to offer his opinions on topics including race, celebrity, the death of his father and his fractured relationship with his mentally disabled cousin. What follows is the transcript from that 1992 interview:
[Please note: The interviewer's questions have been paraphrased because they could not be heard clearly on the tape.]
MTV: What's your best Christmas memory?
Tupac Shakur: Well, [one year] I thought we didn't get any gifts for Christmas. I was in Baltimore. We didn't get nothing. There was a knock on my door, and my sister's principal from her school came and had like this charity where they give the turkey to the poor family on the block. We was the poor family. So we got this turkey, I got some cheap boots, we got little cheap trinkets, but on Christmas you want as many trinkets as possible. And so I got a whole bunch of little tiny things. It was cool. We got free cheese, free beans, free butter, free everything